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The management of neurogenic bladder and quality of life in spinal cord injury
Author(s) -
Ku Ja Hyeon
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2006.06395.x
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , psychiatry
the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems of Care, 81% report some degree of impaired bladder function at 1 year after injury [2]. The loss of normal bladder function in patients with SCI is disabling and results in a greater risk of urinary tract deterioration, giving rise to significant morbidity and occasionally to mortality [3]. Lundqvist et al. [4] found that urinary incontinence reduced self-reported QoL among individuals with SCI. Similarly, Westgren and Levi [5] found lower QoL to be associated with NB problems.